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Greetings from all churches represented in the city of Templin.

Templin, Germany

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Traffic Signs

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.

St. Nicholas' Church

Hamburg, Germany

St. Nicholas' Church

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Impaled Skull of Klaus Stortebeker

Hamburg, Germany

Impaled Skull of Klaus Stortebeker

Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.

Visitors boarding the Submerged Gondola in Zinnowitz.

Zinnowitz, Germany

Submerged Gondola

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

Schwerin Lenin

Schwerin, Germany

Schwerin Lenin

Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.

The "bottom parade."

Schwerin, Germany

Henry the Lion Monument

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.

On the Way.

Sweden

On the Way

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.

Water tower in Växjö

Växjö, Sweden

Växjö Echo Tower

The dome-shaped reservoir of this old water tower produces unique acoustic effects.

Walking to Boras

Borås, Sweden

Walking to Boras

A colossal strolling Pinocchio that was greeted with more outrage than whimsy.

Grenen

Skagen, Denmark

Grenen

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

The Sand-Covered Church

Skagen, Denmark

The Sand-Covered Church

Tiring of digging out the door to this church for every service, it was eventually abandoned to the sands.

The 13th-century fortress tower with houses from 1672 (No. 47-51).

Lübeck, Germany

Half Tower

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

Church of St. Mary in Luebeck, the bells, partly melted during the fire in WWII.

Lübeck, Germany

The Broken Bells of St. Mary's

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

Danse Macabre stained glass.

Lübeck, Germany

Danse Macabre Stained Glass

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

The bottom calendar wheel of the astronomical clock.

Lübeck, Germany

Astronomical Clock at St. Mary's Church

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

The devil sits on the stone slab, smiling at passers-by

Lübeck, Germany

The Devil's Stone

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

Stuffed bananas at the Banana Museum.

Sierksdorf, Germany

Bananenmuseum

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.

Lenin Spa

Varberg, Sweden

Lenin Spa

Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.

You must climb a ladder to place your letter in the Bridegroom's Oak.

Eutin, Germany

Bridegroom's Oak

This ancient oak tree plays matchmaker for singles willing to branch out from the usual dating scene.

Øresund Bridge

Malmö, Sweden

Øresund Bridge

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Teddy Friendly

Ishøj, Denmark

Forgotten Giants

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

Hörnbrücke up

Kiel, Germany

Hörnbrücke

The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.

Your Rainbow Panorama

Aarhus, Denmark

Your Rainbow Panorama

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

Tollund Man

Silkeborg, Denmark

Tollund Man

Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.

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